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Teaching Computers to Guide Science: New Machine Learning Method Sees the Forests and the Trees
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Teaching Computers to Guide Science: New Machine Learning Method Sees the Forests and the Trees

Researchers have created a novel machine learning method that enables scientists to derive insights from highly complex systems in record time.

AI Has a Hallucination Problem That's Proving Tough to Fix
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AI Has a Hallucination Problem That's Proving Tough to Fix

Deep neural network software driving innovation in consumer gadgets and automated driving is vulnerable to sabotage by hallucination, experts say.

The Final Frontier's Final Frontier
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The Final Frontier's Final Frontier

The Space Test Program-Houston 6 hybrid and reconfigurable space supercomputer will board the International Space Station in about a year.

Computing Gets Foggy
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Computing Gets Foggy

Fog computing offers a more effective way to address the challenges of distributed systems and Internet of Things devices.

For Blind Gamers, Equal Access to Racing Video Games
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For Blind Gamers, Equal Access to Racing Video Games

A Columbia University student has created a new system to help the visually impaired play racing video games.

The New ­.S.-China Rivalry: A Technology Race
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The New ­.S.-China Rivalry: A Technology Race

As the United States and China look to protect their national security needs and economic interests, the fight between the two financial superpowers is increasingly...

The Key to the Perfect March Madness Bracket: Evolution
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The Key to the Perfect March Madness Bracket: Evolution

Predicting the winners and losers of March Madness is such a daunting challenge that it attracts math nerds like Starfleet voyagers lining up at Comic-Con.

Newer Horizons: Scientist Pitch Pluto Probe as a ­nique Deep-Space Telescope
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Newer Horizons: Scientist Pitch Pluto Probe as a ­nique Deep-Space Telescope

A maverick group of astronomers is proposing to radically reshape one of NASA's most successful missions in the modern era, the New Horizons probe that flew by...

AI Cheats at Old Atari Games by Finding ­nknown Bugs in the Code
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AI Cheats at Old Atari Games by Finding ­nknown Bugs in the Code

A new algorithm plays Atari games and advances within them either by baiting an enemy to kill itself, or by exploiting bugs that allow the algorithm to cheat.

Computer Model Describes the 'Architecture of Life'
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Computer Model Describes the 'Architecture of Life'

Researchers say they have used a new holistic multiscale modeling technique to demonstrate the application of tensegrity principles within living cells.

New Algorithm Allows for Potential 'Brain-Reading'
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New Algorithm Allows for Potential 'Brain-Reading'

A new machine learning algorithm is capable of identifying pieces of music from functional magnetic resonance imaging scans of the listener's brain.

Big Data Shows Women Engineers Downplay Coding Skills
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Big Data Shows Women Engineers Downplay Coding Skills

Female engineers contributing to open source software websites are less likely than males to self-report their coding skills in job candidate profiles.

Research Team Explores the Melding of Concepts From Different Fields
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Research Team Explores the Melding of Concepts From Different Fields

Researchers are exploring how seemingly dissimilar concepts in scientific disciplines can be combined to become universal approaches.

China Eyes 'Black Tech' to Boost Security as Parliament Meets
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China Eyes 'Black Tech' to Boost Security as Parliament Meets

At a highway check point on the outskirts of Beijing, local police are this week testing out a new security tool: smart glasses that can pick up facial features...

AI Has a Hallucination Problem That's Proving Tough to Fix
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AI Has a Hallucination Problem That's Proving Tough to Fix

Tech companies are rushing to infuse everything with artificial intelligence, driven by big leaps in the power of machine learning software. But the deep-neural...

Demand for Programmers Hits Full Boil as ­.S. Job Market Simmers
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Demand for Programmers Hits Full Boil as ­.S. Job Market Simmers

Ouliana Trofimenko and Annie Rihn, who work for different technology companies on the West Coast, are both on the front lines of one of the biggest challenges to...

Who Makes the NCAA Tournament? Researchers at Illinois Can Help
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Who Makes the NCAA Tournament? Researchers at Illinois Can Help

University of Illinois researchers say they have found a way to predict the selection of basketball teams for the National Collegiate Athletic Association's annual...

Fewer International Grad Students Seeking ­.S. Computer Science Degrees
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Fewer International Grad Students Seeking ­.S. Computer Science Degrees

The U.S. National Science Board says the number of international students enrolling in U.S. universities is falling for the first time in years.

Social Sensing Emerges as a Tool for Army Leaders
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Social Sensing Emerges as a Tool for Army Leaders

U.S. Army and university scientists are seeking to create social sensing as a scientific discipline.

Stanford Researchers Develop Technique to See Objects Hidden Around Corners
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Stanford Researchers Develop Technique to See Objects Hidden Around Corners

Stanford University researchers have developed laser-based imaging technology that can produce images of objects hidden from view around corners.
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